Awning



LE ROY GOUDIE.

AWNNG.

APPLICATION FILED Aus.2a. Isla.

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LE ROY GOUDIE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

AWNING.

Application filed August 28, 1918.

To .all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Ln Roxk GoUDIn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to iii/iprovements in awnings. It ielates particularly to the type of awnings in which the awning pele is supported upon folding awning arms, adapted when the awning sheet is extended to be swung from a fold-ed position against the building to a. substantially straight out alinedA position. With structures of this kind, vdifficulty is encountered in preliminarily start-ing the folding movement from the extended position.

One of the objects of my linvention is to provide an awning which can be quickly and easily retracted from the extended position, which, when released, will automatically swing to the extended position, which is simple, strong, durable, not liable to get out of ord-er and cheap to manufacture, which, when extended, occupies relatively small space, and which may be easily and quickly folded to compact form.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improved awning shown in the extended position and mounted on a building.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, parts being broken away and parts omitted.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the awning shown in the folded position, parts being broken away.

Fig. 4 is a topr View, partly broken away of a portion of the awning in the folded position.

Fig. 5 is a view, enlarged, partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section and partly broken away of one of the awning arms and parts connected therewith.

Fig. 6 is al top view of what is shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

The awningis provided with the usual awning sheet 1 mounted on a horizontal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

Serial No. 251,799.

roller 2, which is rotatable in bearings 3 secured to the building 4. For turning the roller 2, it is provided with end shafts 6, to one of which is fastened abevel gear wheel 5|, which meshes with a bevel gear wheel 7 fastened to the upper -end of a vertical operating shaft 8, Fig. 3.

The sheet 1 is secured to an awning pole 9, whichis supported upon two folding awning arms, the outer ends of which are pivoted for lateral swinging t0 the pole 9, and the inner ends of which are pivoted for lateral swinging in suitable supporting means mounted on the buildingv4. Each of the awning arms comprises an inner member 10 and an outer member 11 having between them a pivotal connection. which permits them to fold against the front of the building, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, or to swing to the extended position as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6.

Two bolts 12 extend respectively through the inner members 10 and are respectively mounted in two supportscomprising two brackets 13 which are secured to the front side of the building 4 and are provided with two lateral arms 14 and 15 disposed one above the other, Fig. 5, `the upper arm 14 having a plurality of holes 16, through any of which the bolt 12 may be extended in order that the bolt may be inclined upwardly and outwardly at different degrees. The.

boltf12 extends through a hole 17 in the lower arm 15, see Fig. 5; The upward and outward inclination of the bolt 12 causes the inner member 10 to automatically swing outwardly from the horizontal position shown in Fig. 3, through the downwardly inclined extended position, shown n Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6. i

Each bolt 12 hason it a nut 18 bearing against a washer 19 resting upon the adjacent arm 14.

Secured to the pole 9 are two members 20, through which respectively extend two vertical bolts 21, which also respectively extend through and are pivoted in the outer ends of the members 11.

Each member 10 is provided on one side with two lateral ears 22 disposed one above the other and through which extends a bolt 23, preferably parallel with the adjacent bolt 12, and which extends through two arms 24 and 25 provided at the inner end of the member 11.

The bolt 23 extends through a hole 26 in the arm 24, said hole permitting the member 11 to swing vertically and also laterally on the bolt 23.

The arm 24 is provided with an elongated slot 27 disposed obliquely to the member 11, Fig. 7, through which the bolt 23 extends and in which said bolt is slidably fitted. The oblique disposition of the slot 27 causes the member 11 to swing laterally, when its outer end is lifted from the initial position shown in Fig. 7 and in solid lines in Fig. -1. Mounted upon the upper end of the bolt 23 is a nut 28, whichbears against 'i ed, the awning arms can be easily swung the upper ear 22.

The bolts 12, 23 and 21 of each awning arm are, preferably, in alinement with each other when the arms are extended, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. The pivotal connection between the members and 11 includes the bolt 23 and the oblique slot 27, each side of the latter forming a cam face 29which engages the bolt 23, when vthe outer end of the member 11 is moved vertically from the position shown in solid lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in dotted lines in said with a straight line connecting the pivot bolts 12 and 21. When this has Vbeen effect to 'the folded .position vshown in Figs. 3 and 4, when' the awning pole 9 is moved' inwardly Jy the retraction of the awning sheet 1f.

In the operation of my invention, when it is desired .to retract the awning to the folded position, shown in Figs. .3 and 4, the shaft 8 is rotated by anyfordinary means,

notshowmin a direction such that the roller v 2 will wind thereon the awning sheet 1. As the awning sheet is retracted, itlswings upwardlythe outer ends of thel members 11 through the intermediacy of the connecting means comprisingthe pole 9, members and bolts 21. f

As the outer ends of the members 11 are swung upwardly by the pull of the awning sheet, from the position shown in solid lines in Fig. 1 to theposition shown in dotted lines in said figure, thecam faces 29 of the slots 27, operating upon the adjacent bolts 23, will force ythe innerv ends of the members i Y 11 and the outer ends of the-members 10 to swing inwardly, that is toward the opposite awning arm, thereby breaking the joints connecting themembers 10 and 11. Continued retraction of the awning sheet to the position shown in Fig. 4 will cause the awning arms to assume the folded position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in which position they will be parallel with the front of the building 4. In this position, the bolts 12 and 21 of each awning arm will incline upwardly and outwardly, which inclination will cause the members 10 and 11 to auto matically swing downwardly from the folded position shown in Figs. 3 and 4,.to the extended position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5, when the shaft 8 is turned in a direction such that the awning sheet 1 will unwind from the roller 2.

llhen the awning is fully extended, the outer ends of vthe members 11 will drop from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to that shown in solid lines in said figure, at which time the members 10 and 11 will be in the position shown in Figs. 6 and 7, whichA is the initial extended position, in which the bolts 12, 23 and 21 are in substantial alinement.

With my yimproved connection between the members 10 and 11 of the awning arms, it is not essential that the vthree pivot bolts *12,V 23 and 21 are in alinement when theV arms are extended, and it is of no consequence if the central pivot bolts 23 .pass

straight lines connecting the bolts 12 andV 21 when the arms are swung to the extended position, as the upward swinging of the outer ends of the members 11 bythe .pull of the awning sheet 1 will swing the members 10 and 11 inwardly to positions in which the pivot bolts 23 will beV at the innerV sis-des of straight lines connecting the bolts 12 vand 21, thereby permitting the awning arms to fold easily as the awning sheet isv retracted. By reason of this construction, an

accurate fitting and adjustment of the par-ts are not necessary, and no time need be consumed in the course of manufacture in obtaining an adjustment such that the mem'- Y bers 10 and 11 will stop in any'rpredetermined position when the arms are extended. The use of adjusting screws forj-this purg pose is, therefore, eliminated andthe cost of production, vowing to such lelimination and the non-requirement of careful fitting of the parts, is relatively small, so far as 'the ,i

item of labor is concerned.

I d o not limit my invention to the str-uc` ture shown and described, as many `modifb cations, within the scope o f ther-'appended claims, may be made withoutv departing from the spi-rit of my invention.

What I clai-mvisz'- i,

1. AnV awning arm comfpr-isingan inner member andan "outer mem-ber, means fconf necting said members by which vthe outer member, in its normal operation of opening and closing, will swing vertically and laterally relatively to the inner member.

2. An awning arm comprising an inner member and an outer member having a pivotal connection between them by which the outer member can swing vertically and laterally relatively to the inner member, one of the members having a cam face engaging the other member by which when the outer member is swung vertically in one direction, it will be swung laterally relatively to the inner member.

3. An awning arm comprising an inner member and an outer member having a pivotal connection between them including a slot in one member and a bolt in the other member extending through the slot, the disposition of the bolt and slot permitting the outer member to swing vertically and laterally relatively to the inner member.

4. In an awning, a support, an awning arm comprising an inner member pivoted to swing laterally on said support and an outer member, means connecting said members by which the outer member can swing laterally and vertically on the inner member, said connection effecting lateral folding of said members from the extended position when the outer member is lifted at its outer end, an awning sheet adapted for extension and retraction, and means connecting the awning sheet and the outer member by which latter is lifted from an initial position when the sheet is retracted.

5. In an awning, a, support, an awning arm comprising an inner member and an outer` member, means connecting said members by which the outer member can swing vertically and laterally on the inner member and by which lateral folding of said members from the extended position is effected when the outer member is swung vertically in one direction, the inner member being pivoted to said'support so as to swing laterally, a pole to which the outer member is pivoted, and an awning sheet Secured to the pole and adapted for extension and retraction.

6. In an awning, two awning arms each comprising an inner member and an outer member, means connecting said members which permits them to fold laterally, supporting means to which the inner members are pivoted so as to swing laterally, an awning pole pivoted to said outer members, the three pivots of each awning arm being in substantial a-linement in a vertical plane when the awning arms are extended, and an awning sheet fastened to the awning pole and adapted for extension and retraction, said pivotal connection having means for effecting lateral and vertical movement of the outer member when the awning sheet is retracted.

7. In an awning, two awning arms each comprising an inner member and an outer member, means connecting said members by which the outer member, in its normal operation of opening and closing, will swing vertically and laterally on the inner member and by which lateral folding of said members from the extended position is effected when the outer member is swung upwardly, supporting means to which the inner members are pivoted so as to swing laterally, an awning pole pivoted to the outer members, and an awning sheet adapted for extension and retraction and secured to the awning pole.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LE ROY GOUDIE. 

